On Coming to Accountability June 15, 1947
There are times in the lives of all of us when someone has to see that we do what we should do, and that we don’t do what we shouldn’t do. In our early years we become accustomed to...
Concerning Varieties of Ignorance June 22, 1947
Inheriting and Perpetuating June 29, 1947
From the Book of Genesis we recall the account of Abraham pleading with the Lord to spare the city of Sodom if there were but fifty righteous to be found therein. “And the Lord said, If I find...
Just This Once July 13, 1947
There is in our language a dangerously disarming phrase by which people often persuade other people to compromise principles. It is the phrase “just this once.” “Just this...
Tolerance Without Compromise July 27, 1947
Someone sometime coined a phrase that has much meaning: “tolerance without compromise.” To be tolerant of others it is not necessary to accept their beliefs or to live like they live. In...
Concerning Our Right to Live Life as We Please August 3, 1947
Quite commonly we hear the person who proclaims his right to live his life as he pleases, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it. He says that his life is his own and, bluntly, what he does...
The Pattern That Underlies All Things August 10, 1947
Motives for Fighting Freedom August 17, 1947
It is puzzling paradox that often those who enjoy the fruits of freedom work against the very freedom which has given them privilege and protection. Why should it be so? There may be many answers....
On Making Easy Money August 24, 1947
Men make money in many ways. And making money⎯or at least making a living⎯is important. Everyone has to do it one way or another, either by his own efforts or by the efforts of others. But more...
Schools, Children, and Parents August 31, 1947
How much should the home expect of the school, and how much should the school expect of the home? There is no all-inclusive answer, but there are some things to be said which may indicate the...
Faith--and the Future September 7, 1947
The pessimism of the failure of faith is a discouraging kind of pessimism. It is deeply damaging to lose faith in other men. But it is yet more damaging to lose faith in ourselves. The will to live...
Some Advice About Advice September 14, 1947
One thing that makes most people impatient is advice they don’t want and haven’t asked for. At one time or another, either in the innocence of youth or in self-satisfied maturity, it...
Prescription for Uncertainty September 21, 1947
When times seem uncertain, young people often give up the idea of preparing themselves for the future. There is a tendency to sit back and say: “What’s the use? Our plans will only have...
Men and Words September 28, 1947
It sometimes seems that we live in an endless war of words in which people, for their own purposes, try to make other people think that certain things are so simply by saying that they are so. It is...
In Moderation October 5, 1947
There is an idea that has grown up among us, perhaps best expressed by the phrase: “Moderation in all things.” “Moderation” is a very good word and is associated with many...
What Are We Waiting For? October 12, 1947
It sometimes seems that we live as if we wondered when life was going to begin. It isn’t always clear just what we are waiting for, but some of us sometimes persist in waiting so long that...
Our Own and Others October 19, 1947
One of the hallowed experiences of life is to look down at the close of day upon a sleeping child⎯especially one of our own, who is safe and sheltered, well and at peace. Few greater benedictions...
The Crowd October 26, 1947
New Fears for Old November 2, 1947
Fear is a frightful word. Fear is a killer of men, a destroyer of peace and effectiveness, and to be free from fear is an ideal earnestly to be sought after. Any man who could free other men of all...
On Going Into Debt November 9, 1947
“Procrastination,” says an old proverb, “is the thief of time.” But there is also another thief of time which preys upon the present and the future. As an eighteenth century...